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May 5, 2176

Today it was announced that the Skalliadian musicians will participate for the first time in the NationStates Eurovision Song Contest (Thessaloniki 2024), which should not be confused with the one they have been participating in for 149 years. Their only difference is that in the first contest there are representatives of countries from different universes of the Multiverse, while in the second contest there are only representatives of countries from our universe. Consequently, we will not describe the rules of the contest, as most Skalliadians should already be familiar with them, or you can find this information on the Internet.

The representatives of Skalliad this year will be the internationally recognized five-member band "Hour X", whose founder, lead vocalist and chief songwriter is Edward Milner. The band exclusively performs patriotic songs in the genres of "Neue Deutsche Härte" (a subgenre of rock music) and "Industrial Metal", performing them in both English and German. In the coming days, the band will travel to the city of Thessaloniki, located in Yahlia, the country that is the host of this year's contest, to prepare for it. In this regard, we managed to make a short interview with Edward Milner:

Finally, we publish the lyrics of the song "Battle for the Future" that will be performed in the contest:

On behalf of all Skalliadians, we wish the "Hour X" band to win at the contest and have a great time at Yahlia! Triumph together!

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Arising out of the factory workers of the old Tusko port, the Tusko Torches are the oldest team in Iceagea, originating in 1860, after english sailors passing through Iceagean waters traded tales and regaled rhymes of “Football” to the idle hands on their daily break. It was the energetic young Fngrr Byt, a crane operator who organised the first match with the other men. It was those whom the game ignited some sort of passion inside, that would make it a monthly tradition to play between the different factory divisions, the Torches would arise out of the very best of them, competing against sailors and workers from visiting nations.

Famously, on a visit to Tusko, one sailor remarked that due to the lack of exposure to the continental equivalent, the Tusko Torches game was violent, dirty, animalistic, the way it should be. Naturally with proper training and practice, this reduced over time, though the team is not averse to being a little rougher than their counterparts in other international cities.

Spearhead United, age old rivals of the Tusko Torches. It is said that as a result of fear of further Tusko encroachment on natural hunting ground surrounding the small village of Ryshnkwd, the villagers united in protest, marching onto the streets of Tusko and causing much damage with spears and clubs. In an attempt to resolve this peacefully, the council of Tusko city encouraged the protesters to a game of football on the hunting ground, against the Tusko Torches. If the torches lost, Tusko would avoid further encroachment onto their land, if the villagers lost, Tusko would have the freedom to expand and absorb the village.

The city leaders were confident that the Tusko Torches with a year of experience in football would win. However on the day of the match, this attitude was muted by the unfamiliar terrain, in contrast to their usual well cut terf, the ground was marshy and slippery. The village were aware of this, employing footwear that had nails sticking out of them for grip. It was this advantage that won the village the game, and so Tusko maintains their promise. Naturally come modern times a stadium would be built on the ground, but as is tradition, it remains marshy and slippery, for as the villagers say “Yt ys d Chwllg dt Myks wt fn” in English this translates to “It is the challenge that makes it fun”.

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Once you’re on the site, you should see a button that says “start uploading”. Click that.

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You’re done! Feel free to telegram me, Waffland if you have any questions. Also, feel free to upvote this so more people can see, thanks!